Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said he has not seen a "better player" than Virat Kohli in ODIs, and backed the Indian batting star to go past legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the highest run-getter in the 50-over format.

India's cricketing icon Virat Kohli has been hailed as the greatest ODI cricketer of all time by Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain. This recognition came after Kohli's stellar century against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. He became the fastest batter to score 14,000 runs in ODIs, a feat he achieved in less than 350 innings.

India’s Sachin Tendulkar was the previous quickest batter to reach 14,000 ODI runs, taking 350 innings. Tendulkar still tops the overall ODI runs scored with 18,426 in 452 innings. Another retired batting great, Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara, finished his career with 14,234 runs in 380 innings.